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Effects of long-lasting insecticidal nets and zooprophylaxis on mosquito feeding behaviour and density in Mwea, central Kenya
(Pubmed, 2009-09)
Background & objectives: Zooprophylaxis is a strategy that can control malaria by attracting
mosquitoes to domestic animals that act as dead-end hosts. The objective of this study was to
establish the effects of ...
The effect of temperature and humidity on the bionomics of six African egg parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae)
(Cambridge University Press, 2006-06)
The life table statistics of six native Kenyan species/strains of Trichogramma and Trichogrammatoidea were established using a factitious host Corcyra cephalonica, Stainton (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), at eight different ...
Effect of Temperature on the Development of Orius albidipennis Reuter, a Predator of the African Legume Flower Thrips, Megalurothrips sjostedti Trybom
(Cambridge University Press, 2002-09)
The effects of temperature on the development of Orius albidipennis (Reuter) (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae), reared on its prey, Megalurothrips sjostedti (Trybom) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), were studied in the laboratory. Nymphal ...
Parasitization of Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) by four Indigenous Trichogrammatid Species/Strains in a Mixed Cropping System of Tomato and Okra
(SCIENCEDOMAIN international, 201-02-21)
Aims: Egg parasitoids, Trichogramma are recognised as natural enemies of many lepidoptera pests worldwide. In Kenya, a number of indigenous parasitoids species have been recovered. We evaluated the relative preference ...
Effect of Constant Temperatures on Germination, Radial Growth and Virulence of Metarhizium Anisopliae to Three Species of African Tephritid Fruit Flies
(Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004-02)
The effect of temperatureon conidial germination, mycelial growth, andsusceptibility of adults of three tephritidfruit flies, Ceratitis capitata(Wiedemann), C. fasciventris (Bezzi) andC. cosyra (Walker) to six isolatesof ...
Host species, age and sex as factors affecting the susceptibility of the African Tephritid fruit fly species,Ceratitis capitata, C. cosyra and C. fasciventris to infection by Metarhizium anisopliae
(Springer-Verlag, 2003-09)
The effect of host age and sex on the susceptibility of 3 tephritid fruit fly species, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann), C. cosyra (Walker) and C. fasciventris (Bezzi) to the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae ...
Distribution and relative importance of lepidopteran cereal stemborers and their parasitoids in Uganda
(Springer Netherlands, 2007-02)
Infestation levels and parasitism of lepidopteran stemborers on maize were assessed in four agroecological zones (AEZ) in Uganda. The indigenous noctuidBusseola fusca Fuller (Noctuidae) and the invasiveChilo partellus ...
Oviposition Preferences of the African Wild Silkmoth, Gonometa postica Walker (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) on Different Substrates
(Journal of Insect Behavior, 2011-01)
Gonometa postica Walker (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) is currently being utilised for commercial wild silk production in Eastern Kenya. The oviposition preferences of female G. postica on four substrates in a net-sleeved ...
Effects of two neem insecticide formulations on the attractiveness, acceptability and suitability of diamondback moth larvae to the parasitoid, Diadegma mollipla (Holmgren) (Hym., Ichneumonidae)
(Wiley, 2002-04-10)
Behavioural responses of female Diadegma mollipla to volatiles from cabbage plants and host-infested [Plutella xylostella (L.)] cabbage plants sprayed with two neem insecticide formulations were investigated in a Y-tube ...
Colonisation of Cotesia flavipes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in stemborers in the semi-arid Eastern Province of Kenya
(Cambridge University Press, 2001-12)
A study was conducted at Katumani, Kiboko and Ithookwe, in the semi-arid Eastern Province of Kenya for four seasons (short rains 1996-long rains 1998), to confirm the major stemborers of maize, and to introduce and monitor ...